I'd argue that quite a bit of this isn't really the show aging badly at all. It was written to be deliberately shocking and offensive at the time, and is still shocking now.
Still are, worse even, according to some of my family still in high school; but legit, this show is such an honest reflection of what the Aussie Public High School experience is like; & I’m guessing Ja’ime is a good reflection of the Private High School experience.
@Smakka13420 Jamie is a shockingly accurate depiction of a private school girl. In Private School Girl, there are even a few layers of how messed up the whole environment is for girls.
To be fair, some jokes were intentionally offensive to show how tone deaf the character was. The "spin around" bit and the "removed the bushes" bit were punching up at the shallow teacher, Christopher Guest style. So, ironically, I kind of give those a pass? Even though they're still awful? I don't know. Not a hill I'm willing to die on ha
@@papayacatproductions yes i agree, i feel like the characters are intentionally written to poke fun at certain kinds of insufferable people haha ill drink every time anyway though 👀
It’s a Wednesday night in 2007. You’ve finished dinner. You switch on the ABC and watch an episode of the Chaser’s War on Everything followed back-to-back with Summer Heights High. On Thursday morning, you and every other kid at school is cracking jokes and repeating lines from last night’s episode. Nostalgia is a hell of a drug, but there was a genuinely awesome sense of community and shared experience around this show that can’t really be replicated in the on-demand streaming era.
We unironically had to watch SHH in year 10 for English class to learn about the structure of comedy. We were a catholic school. I'm Asian. I also bumped into Chris Liley a couple of years ago in Spice alley - kind of a shy dude. Shit is wild man.
honestly I love all of Chris Lilly's stuff and the boundaries he pushed, its an absolute shame that the culture and the PC policy have come along to shut down the funniest sense of humor. His work so perfectly encapsulates the Australian condition and the banter within it from all parts of life. I still remember being in year 8 in highschool back in 2011 wearing a "sorry ranga" t-shirt I had and going up to a redhead girl I was good friends with and constantly spamming the quote at her playfully much to everyone's enjoyment lol.
Why has something that was just as offensive and in there necessarily because it was offensive aged poorly? The point of the character of Jamie is that she is horrible and racist, classist etc. and the show is making fun of her for being like that. As well as the rest of the characters treating her how you'd expect someone like that to be treated. It's a critical treatment of the subject matter within the show. The analysis that "it's racist" is actually therefore even a step lower than the show speaking for itself. It's not the show aging poorly in that case then. The show ages poorly when it uses slurs or a racist stereotype and clearly does not acknowledge or contextualise it, or if it does, makes it clear that the intended context is in fact an acceptable one that reinforces the slur, racist, sexist stereotype or what not.
I was in year 9 when summer heights high was being broadcast, still remember to dicktation everywhere. However, recently saw clips from the doco that Chris Lilly “drew inspiration” from and it’s bloody sad how close he mimicked a real boy going through real struggles. Didn’t change enough to make it a unique character and not just an impression. Of a child. Bloody sad and tainted that part of the show for me. Mr G is great tho.
ja'mie using her index finger to groom her impeccably straightened fringe = 2007 zeitgeist perfection. also brownface is bad and chris lilley should feel bad.
I get that it hasn't aged well in a way, but so much of what this is is ironic humor. He's parodying these types (similar to south park) and showing their ridiculousness.
We watched summer nights high in English class at my private high school to "teach us how socio-economic classes exist" and we had to write a report on what the show was trying to portray. Like I wrote that's its comedic gold and and I got in trouble LMAO.
Loved this and just so you know i joined in with you but with some ice cream cones if ya know what i mean 😭😭 I am absolutely romped Chris u absolute bigot 😭😭 edit : omg i love when you start telling stories about ur childhood it’s like i’m watching tv w my mate getting cooked and we can’t stop talking i love this
used to watch Come Fly With Me before going on trips, such a shame it had got took of streaming services in 2020. like rightfully so i understand tv shouldn't be normalising blackface.
part two is coming soon y'all 👀 you'd better click subscribe so you don't miss it
I think every single Australian public high school had at least one Jonah. His whole existence brings back so many memories from high school.
So true!
I'd argue that quite a bit of this isn't really the show aging badly at all. It was written to be deliberately shocking and offensive at the time, and is still shocking now.
And also to reflect how schools were at the time.
Still are, worse even, according to some of my family still in high school; but legit, this show is such an honest reflection of what the Aussie Public High School experience is like; & I’m guessing Ja’ime is a good reflection of the Private High School experience.
@Smakka13420 Jamie is a shockingly accurate depiction of a private school girl. In Private School Girl, there are even a few layers of how messed up the whole environment is for girls.
To be fair, some jokes were intentionally offensive to show how tone deaf the character was. The "spin around" bit and the "removed the bushes" bit were punching up at the shallow teacher, Christopher Guest style. So, ironically, I kind of give those a pass? Even though they're still awful? I don't know. Not a hill I'm willing to die on ha
@@papayacatproductions yes i agree, i feel like the characters are intentionally written to poke fun at certain kinds of insufferable people haha ill drink every time anyway though 👀
New zealand schools were EXACTLY the same too, ive never seen a show capture people I knew irl so welllll
Remember watching Ja'mie years ago it was actually on one of the bbc channels in the uk.
can confirm high school is STILL like this
Attitudes to comedy have aged poorly.
this is the most aussie thing ever love this oml
if you do this with Angry Boys you will get alcohol poisoning
I thought the show was a real documentary when i was young 🤣
it basically is let’s be honest
man this rlly was what aussie high school was like, its good to rewatch these and just feel all the nostalgia 😭😭
yeah it would not fly by today standards, mainly because it was really funny.
as an aussie high school student i can confirm that it is still like this.
It’s a Wednesday night in 2007. You’ve finished dinner. You switch on the ABC and watch an episode of the Chaser’s War on Everything followed back-to-back with Summer Heights High. On Thursday morning, you and every other kid at school is cracking jokes and repeating lines from last night’s episode.
Nostalgia is a hell of a drug, but there was a genuinely awesome sense of community and shared experience around this show that can’t really be replicated in the on-demand streaming era.
As offensive as it might be, this was peak Australian humour, bloody hilarious
Damn the quality of this video is worth so much more than the amount of views it has
We unironically had to watch SHH in year 10 for English class to learn about the structure of comedy. We were a catholic school. I'm Asian. I also bumped into Chris Liley a couple of years ago in Spice alley - kind of a shy dude. Shit is wild man.
really shouldn't have watched this at 1am im getting 'nam flashbacks to high school
honestly I love all of Chris Lilly's stuff and the boundaries he pushed, its an absolute shame that the culture and the PC policy have come along to shut down the funniest sense of humor.
His work so perfectly encapsulates the Australian condition and the banter within it from all parts of life.
I still remember being in year 8 in highschool back in 2011 wearing a "sorry ranga" t-shirt I had and going up to a redhead girl I was good friends with and constantly spamming the quote at her playfully much to everyone's enjoyment lol.
Why has something that was just as offensive and in there necessarily because it was offensive aged poorly? The point of the character of Jamie is that she is horrible and racist, classist etc. and the show is making fun of her for being like that. As well as the rest of the characters treating her how you'd expect someone like that to be treated. It's a critical treatment of the subject matter within the show. The analysis that "it's racist" is actually therefore even a step lower than the show speaking for itself. It's not the show aging poorly in that case then. The show ages poorly when it uses slurs or a racist stereotype and clearly does not acknowledge or contextualise it, or if it does, makes it clear that the intended context is in fact an acceptable one that reinforces the slur, racist, sexist stereotype or what not.
@@krulidn brother i agree with you it’s just a bit for the video
he still does brown face and hes saying slurs for communities he isnt a part of that is racism and homophobia, it aged poorly what even is your point
Wow I miss his shows. We need another series showing what Mr G is up to these days!
I’m glad you can watch his shows on binge now.
You are in the algorithm now! Nice upload
I don't know how you popped up in my feed, but I'm glad
I was in year 9 when summer heights high was being broadcast, still remember to dicktation everywhere. However, recently saw clips from the doco that Chris Lilly “drew inspiration” from and it’s bloody sad how close he mimicked a real boy going through real struggles. Didn’t change enough to make it a unique character and not just an impression. Of a child. Bloody sad and tainted that part of the show for me. Mr G is great tho.
thats some strong Ribena. choc full of blackcurrants
Very excited for part 2! This was a great video idea!! You're kind of like memulous but with a face
@@sillysdoodoo highest compliment ever
9:30 just like me fr, i remember be so upset at the most minor disappointments
“Cheers for racism. Again”
ja'mie using her index finger to groom her impeccably straightened fringe = 2007 zeitgeist perfection.
also brownface is bad and chris lilley should feel bad.
I get that it hasn't aged well in a way, but so much of what this is is ironic humor. He's parodying these types (similar to south park) and showing their ridiculousness.
We watched summer nights high in English class at my private high school to "teach us how socio-economic classes exist" and we had to write a report on what the show was trying to portray. Like I wrote that's its comedic gold and and I got in trouble LMAO.
The only offensive thing in this video is the awful sound of sipping "Ribena".
Used to watch this as a kid in latin america, on a channel that passed british and australian shows. My friends and I loved it lmao
hair 360 rn mf i was distracted by how good iit looks the whole time
stop i’m blushing
Well underated channel, this was hilarious. Thank you algorithm
Give it 5 years with the way the culture is shifting, wokeness will be dead and buried.
Would love more content like this💯 litterally had a teacher in high school called mr g in Perth 😅
Missed an opportunity to call them ‘slur-ps’! Great vid! You just popped up in my recommended. Subscribed 😊
not even sure how i got here but ima have a drink too, keep it up!
underated channel
Loved this and just so you know i joined in with you but with some ice cream cones if ya know what i mean 😭😭 I am absolutely romped Chris u absolute bigot 😭😭
edit : omg i love when you start telling stories about ur childhood it’s like i’m watching tv w my mate getting cooked and we can’t stop talking i love this
I’m only 4 minutes In 😓 Wish Me luck pls i’m So cooooked rn😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
And yet you LAUGHED :O
used to watch Come Fly With Me before going on trips, such a shame it had got took of streaming services in 2020. like rightfully so i understand tv shouldn't be normalising blackface.
Such a good video please I need more
Im pretty sure ribena girl and her whole internet slave generation wouldn't understand anything real
i tried doing this with you and i could not keep up
Was there any ribeana in that, or did this poor girl just smash a bottle of red in 22 minutes 😮
Hilarious! can't wait for more! :D (meant to write more not me, i must of been half asleep when i wrote the comment lmao)
anyone else get this in their recommended
Do u wanna get married
How’s the hangover?
@@EggVillain not so quiche
7:49 hahah fucking real
Do more !!!!!!!!
Was I inspo for this video 🥰🥰
ur the inspo for my life bb
Massive slay
Can you please stop putting out banger content? I need to sleep
Real Comedy.
rip your liver
Great vid, subbed for more 🙏
keep it up 👍👍
8===D Tation
I was there at the time; it aged badly the moment it was put on tape - or is that DVD?
God I can't stand him